*Dates, venues, etc. are subject to change.
October 22, 2006 (Sunday)
Opening Ceremony 14:00 - 14:40
Venue: Main Hall >>Floor Guide
Open Symposium 15:00 - 18:40
Venue: Main Hall >>Floor Guide
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- Memorial Lecture: His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito
- Keynote Speech 1: Yukika Sohma (President, Association for Aid and Relief)
- Keynote Speech 2: Satoshi Fukushima (Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)
- Panel Discussion:
- Roger Coleman (Professor, Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, Royal College of Art)
- Valerie Fletcher (Executive Director, Adaptive Environments Center)
- Jane Barratt (Secretary General, International Federation on Ageing)
- Francesc Aragall (President, Design for All Foundation)
- Alex Lee (President, OXO International)
- Coordinator: Mitsuo Kawaguchi (Chairman of the Board of Directors, IAUD)
Welcome Reception 20:00 - 21:30
Venue: The Westin Miyako Kyoto, Banquet room "Mizuho-no-ma"
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Exhibition
Venue: Event Hall >>Click here for more information
- Exhibition Preview: 12:00 - 14:00
- Exhibition: 14:00 - 19:00

October 23, 2006 (Monday)
Plenary Session
- UD in an Era of Super-Aged Society
Keynote Speech
- UD in Local Communities (Summit of the heads of major autonomous bodies)
Special Session
- Way for Japan to Go (Panel discussion by ministries and agencies concerned)
- What Users Should Do
Keynote speech
Panel discussion by representatives of NPOs
- Mie Asaoka (President, Kyoto Bar Association)
- Kuniko Misawa (Executive Director, Nippon Association of Consumer Specialists)
- Kaori Yamane (Vice President, Housewives' Association)
- Hiroko Kakuta (Director, Kansai Consumer's Support Organization)
- Coordinator: Yoko Takahashi (President, Japan Philanthropic Association)
Concurrent Sub-sessions
- Presentation of approx. 40 research themes in 5 to 10 categories
Poster Session
- Posters from about 40 research themes are presented.
Luncheon Seminars 12:20 - 13:50
Venue: Annex Hall, etc. >>Floor Guide
- Luncheon seminars by Toyota Motor Corporation, Fujitsu Limited and Tanseisha Co., Ltd.
The 48-hour Inclusive Design Challenge
Venue: Annex Hall 1 and Ritsumeikan University
- A special workshop competition by more than 30 designers
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Exhibition 9:00 - 17:00
Venue: Event Hall >>Click here for more information

October 24, 2006 (Tuesday)
Keynote Speech
- UD for Communication
- UD for City Planning and Disaster Prevention
- UD for Medical and Assistive Care
Special Session
- "Social System Design" - Health, Medical Care, Welfare and Housing
Refurbishment -(Panel Discussion)
- UD for the Majority World
Keynote Speech
Panel Discussion
IAUD Sessions
Venue: Annex Hall 2 >>Floor Guide
Case studies by each division of IAUD
- The Society IAUD Aims for >>PDF
- Session chair: Yoshiaki Goto (vice Chairman of the Board of Directors)
- IAUD's research study activities >>PDF
- Moderator: Masashi Kato (Director)
- The UD guideline IAUD pursue >>PDF
- Moderator: Yasuhito Nagaki (Director)
- Examples of UD activities >>PDF
- Coordinator: Akihiko Komatsubar
- Session Chair: Tatsuo Kojim
- How are communications practiced? (Panel Discussion) >>PDF
- Coordinator: Chika Ando
- Planning: Masakazu Hosoyama
Concurrent Sub-sessions
- Presentation of approx. 60 research themes in 5 to 10 categories
Luncheon Seminars 12:20 - 13:50
Venue: Annex Hall, etc. >>Floor Guide
- Luncheon seminars by NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
The 48-hour Inclusive Design Challenge
Venue: Ritsumeikan University
- A special workshop competition by more than 30 designers
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Exhibition 9:00 - 17:00
Venue: Event Hall >>Click here for more information

October 25, 2006(Wednesday)
Plenary Session
- UD in Ideal and Education
Keynote Speech
Keynote Speech
- UD for Public Transportation
- UD Management
- UD in Germany
- UD in Northern Europe
- UD in the 70s Japan
- Practicalities of Inclusive Design
- UD for Daily Commodities
- Sustainable Design
Special Session
- Dialogue between Science and Design
(A panel discussion via internet with panelists at CODATA in Beijing, PRC)
- Kiyomizudera Design Charrette
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Concurrent Sub-sessions
- Presentation of approx. 60 research themes in 5 to 10 categories
Luncheon Seminars 12:15 - 13:45
Venue: Annex Hall, etc. >>Floor Guide
- Luncheon seminar by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and TOTO
The 48-hour Inclusive Design Challenge
Venue: Annex Hall 1 and Ritsumeikan University
- A special workshop competition by more than 30 designers
- Presentations and announcement of top performers
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Closing Reception 19:30 - 21:00
Venue: Swan Banquet Hall >>Floor Guide
Entry Fee: 3,000 JPY (will be gathered at the site)
Exhibition 9:00 - 15:00
Venue: Event Hall >>Click here for more information

October 26, 2006(Thursday)
Plenary Session 9:00 - 12:10
Venue: Annex Hall 1 >>Floor Guide
- UD as a Way of International Contribution
Keynote Speech
- Special Session: Where We Should Go
- Roger Coleman (Professor, Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, Royal College of Art)
- Valerie Fletcher (Executive Director, Adaptive Environments Center)
- Mitsuo Kawaguchi (Chairman of the Board of Directors, IAUD)
- Coordinator: Keiji Kawahara (Executive Director, IAUD)
Closing Ceremony 12:30 - 13:00
Venue: Annex Hall 1 >>Floor Guide
- Declaration of International Universal Design 2006
Excursion 13:30 -
